Nomina

by Karen Volkman

Book Overview

Karen Volkman's first book, Crash's Law , was a National Poetry Series selection, published by W.W. Norton in 1996. Her second book, Spar , received the Iowa Poetry Prize and the 2002 James Laughlin... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934414069
• ISBN13: 9781934414064
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: BOA Editions
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.2" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

The sonnet, through history, comes together again!

Karen Volkman's third book of poetry affirms that she continues to be one of the most pressing & talented poets we have. This book is a searing song-- no syllable ever misses a millimeter. Here should leave a mark. Volkman's highly musical words are like Milton dipped Petrarch's mood in a patient etherized upon a table with a rinse of Dante's terza rima. Sexy. The flow of sonnets is uninterrupted ever. The unbroken, pellucid sonnet sequence assembled here is a read for the ear.